French Navy ready to act if Scallop War clashes erupt again
The French Navy is ready to intervene if clashes between French and British fishermen over access to scallop-rich seabeds erupt again on the open seas, Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert said on Tuesday.
Europe demand for more talks does not help Iran nuclear deal, cleric says
Europe is not helping preserve the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program by asking for additional negotiations on issues like missiles, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, a powerful anti-Western cleric, said Tuesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
New Zealand TV journalist held by Nauru police
Police in the South Pacific island of Nauru briefly held a New Zealand journalist at a police station and canceled her permit to cover a regional leaders’ conference on Tuesday, because she met refugees without seeking permission, the government and br…
Taliban says founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies
Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban said on Tuesday.
China says it is helping Africa develop, not accumulate debt
China is helping Africa achieve development, not accumulate debt, a top Chinese official said on Tuesday, as the government pushes back against criticism it is loading the continent with an unsustainable burden during a major summit in Beijing.
Japan issues evacuation advisories for one million as typhoon hits west coast
Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than 1 million people and canceled hundreds of flights in the face of extremely strong winds and heavy rain as typhoon Jebi made landfall along its west central coast on Tuesday.
Philippines’ Duterte scraps amnesty of chief critic, orders arrest
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew amnesty for an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years ago and ordered his arrest, in what would be the second detention of a lawmaker critical of him.
Scheduled departure: China’s legal reach now extends to Hong Kong rail station
Part of a Hong Kong high-speed railway station formally came under Chinese jurisdiction on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that has raised concerns about the Chinese-ruled territory’s promised autonomy.
Japan issues evacuation advisories as typhoon Jebi approaches
Japan issued evacuation advisories for almost 300,000 people and canceled hundreds of flights in the face of strong winds and heavy rain as typhoon Jebi roared north and was set to make landfall later on Tuesday.
Vietnam jails two Vietnamese-Americans for 14 years over bomb plots
(Corrects this Aug 22 story to clarify in the third paragraph that the convicted were not accused of a June police station bombing as originally reported; clarifies the nature of the accusations in the third paragraph; clarifies in the 11th paragraph t…
